Variety have revealed that Harrison Ford is the film’s biggest earner by some distance, netting himself an eight figure sum that is estimated to be somewhere in the $10 million to $20 million range.
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He also said that the defamation suits would not scare him from his path and his fight against corruption would continue. What compounded the crisis for Jaitley and his party was the attack by BJP lawmaker Kirti Azad on the issue.
Fans of “Star Wars” have dominated social media over the weekend, with more than 64 million people engaging in 140 million interactions about the franchise on Facebook, the company said on Monday.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Smashes All Records
Strong reviews for the film, which is set 30 years after “Return of the Jedi”, have added to the fervor for ” The Force Awakens “. Despite raking in some 7 million worldwide on its opening weekend, it wasn’t enough to knock Jurassic World off the top spot.
It went viral after the above excerpt with the chicks was posted on Imgur. One commenter shared his own video of some BB-8 toys he said he’s bought “for the office”.
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Doughty, playing his final game for Western Kentucky , spotted USF a 14-0 lead and spent much of the first half looking spotty. The South Florida defense has held 6 of 7 Conference opponents below their season scoring average, and one equaled it.
It looks like Jurassic World is simply extending the same courtesy to Star Wars that was extended to them by Disney when they smashed the record previously held by Disney.
IMAX Corporation today announced that Lucasfilms’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens scored a record-setting opening weekend in the United Kingdom with £3.4 million from 42 IMAX® theatres.
The previous record, $208.8m (£140m), was set by Jurassic World in June. It pulled in 120.5 million through Friday, its first full day in domestic theaters, the highest single-day ticket sales ever.
The wild card is China, the world’s second-largest movie market, where “Force Awakens” opens January 9.
Already the latest “Star Wars” has beaten “Jurassic World” for the top spot.
In a statement, Walt Disney Studios chairperson Alan Horn commended film director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, and the rest of the Lucasfilm crew for performing beyond expectations.
Abrams’ sequel, set 30 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, features a strong female heroine in Rey, a young scavenger played by newcomer Daisy Ridley. Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, and Lupita Nyong’o also star in the film.
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If you thought Han Solo had a bigger role than expected in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there’s an excellent reason, the filmmakers wanted their money’s worth. “With strong reviews and a strong female lead, 42% of the Saturday/Sunday audience was female (a high figure for the genre)”, he wrote, “and we view this expansion of the marketplace as likely granting the film a higher multiplier”.
